Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-11-13

lxle.s whiph 9 rev ysaEs 40 wefs unIr1-
1a1slsa Hxrsrl - = SETTLER heHs euS
soess, nUw have sheif owu rstaIi dsslsra
va. thi1 1o41un. ane hnFinn fknlF w3n-
ters suppiy = eantsla. Earrs sc go
RNF11tv1lF anaakIY asafse& naef rnun ~ eRn
1eflilglys Whloh kalstafnHs WaEe e1r-
pied % ei1her Pnrlland ~ So Frau-,ls =.
g 1e1l1E4 ara noe belna snpn1fnd ~
ne4alle dealers. Ihs latter eeeftons are
nos cnlE 10 thsmaaIpsg ennunmfnw as.
srisss e ar1a1 impoKannss, but "a AZ
ne leading teWnB ars nIso fisfFIhutino
points from which q vast araa of e1nn-
~ See11e1 aunplie1. II addition 3
tnese DISTRICTS - watch eea1tis dealers
meas wlih iifsie o. 10 oppusitiun, thsra
ste ol4,Elsl8 nov within reach in whieh
seattle y ssFuzaiinR for the trade 90
ne4xlF 90 equal fo0linR with Porllan6
4no 1an kEnaei4so. WITH The prospeet Ct
speniH1lly sseurinR 4. willie a no
t1Sae q Ne paa1 weEs the peonliaF natu-
Ell advantages Of Seattle not pcFcsised,
ne laek o. iniand franaportaf10n faeili.
In - vel e. ths distance from rsla-
tfsely thiekly popuiated sections canssd
business men 10 establish themselves "a
cities e1foging fewer natural advan-
fages. Nov, when Seattle haa secured
feAdy means o. iranspoKta lion 10 re-
NETS eonsuning asctiong, and igFnpidiy
On eoe way 70 securing eompetinR fines,
buzin1M nm agt onlg prefer SEATTLE 20
taose ether elfies. bat even those gho
formerly established themselves IN, a
one tlme, more fayose6 points, aEe nov
eOnlemplating removing b seattle or
eslabllshing branch housss n Ills eity.
n ether word. ssatlis's psonliar advsn-
tsRes have become factors.
xmn xR6DE N INN Pksr.
For q Number Of years the wholeaais
trado Of seattle vas limited 20 oniy tsn
Or Tires hou@1s, ana they carried com
plsia assortment Of Supplies. keeping ID
steuk cry goodss groceries, hardware,
boof1 ana shoes, paints end oils, and, IN
fhet. anything end everything that vens
90 make 40 conntsy dealers stock. I
required the investment Of q great deal
Of capital 10 carry snch 3 large and
varied supply, aud, 60 the extendine Of
. reasonable credits always vas and = An
! incident 10 The wholesale business, these
/ lrUa soon carried book SOC ounts 60 9
/ large amount. Az there Il necessarily 9
| Iimit 30 this, these arws did not permit
| their credits 20 exoeed certain amoani,
/ and Is they reached this limit wifhout
making any special effort 10 aecnrs
l trade, Q great deal Of ths trade went 70
ofher eftins. Seattle dealers then had
al tie trade they wanted. No agents
Wefs esut ons 20 sell goods, for ell she
| goods they esrs b sell we're boughf By
dealers wbo came after thsm. Thrrs
ass very Httle com petition than between
seattle and other eftiess because the
] trade Waa then scattered and aid nos
attTaet outside dealers. OF persuade
them 30 0neF induosmanla 70 aeonfs Il.
There we're no dealers h Wholesale
| spacialties.
In lha oourss of time. however. the
ioeal trade increased 70 Bueh Pre- Dor.
tons thaa the few wholesale dealers
found themselves compelled, for the
reasons already given, 70 Festrict their
country tfada. As the population in
the o01utry districts increased, their
| demands increased. and Il was mot long
before wholaaale dsaisFu Ia San Fran
| ciaso, II recognition Of Business which
vent 90 then unsouaht for, established
branch houses, il which only particular
lines Of supplies were carried. These
we're followed b. others Ia the various
Subdivisions Of the trade. "We were
glad 20 nee these houses established"
said Nj. Bailey 9atxeFt, Of SchWa-
bacheR Bros, 'sfof the harden Of saFTy-
ing credits was distributed. We all
could then aevots more attention 70 se-
onring and holding all the trade which,
10 the natural course Of things, belonged
70 Seattle"
TIE RHzgKET PROSPERITY.
eve are now locking for trade con.
tinned Mr.. Gatxeft, @and wherever we
II -. - -. -
cared it. Aslde from increased trans
possible, the main Gauss Of the present
psOsparons condition OF the Wholesale
trade m ceaitle is that We have been
woFkinR to secure Il. TIE trade has
i earned prosperity By helping itself"
This laoklnr for trade has extended
from Alaska and the ocean on the north
and west, the Columbia river on the
south, and Spokane Falls on she east,
With Q sprinklinR Of trsds IN northern
idaho and Montana A large quantity
Of goods Is sent 10 Alaska, and all Who
have been spoken 10 relative 30 the
trade Of thai Territory, say that u 10
constantly Increasing. The establish
mant Of trade relations with the mar.
chants there "a considered Of special
vaine, even though for some time the
quantity Of goods ssld mag be relative
y small.
mat which has tended most TO he
baiidino 20 OF Seattie'a wholesale trade
vita the interior vas the completlon Of
she Cascade branch of the Northern
Pacific Railroad. Previous 10 that
event Portland secured The entire trade
of that region. Nov all local distFibu
ting points west Of Pasoo 5unetion can
be supplied By Seattle cheaper than BY
Portland. and a. q matter Of fact nine
teen twsntieths Of that trade is suppl
"a By Seattle. AZ Paseo Junction BE-
gins the territory, for the trade Of
witch seattle aud Portland stand on
equal footing 80 far ~ freight rates are
concerned. Seattle travelling men have
done and are doing considerable work
IN Eastern Washinaon Territory, and
With Gathering success. II found she
people all through Yakima e0antFy
loyal 20 Seattle" said J. +. Mcdonald.
Who recently returned from q trip
thEoaoh that section. They would
rather deal with Seattle than Portland
she time when Portland dealers had
them By the threat, 20 10 speak"
WHAT rHE EUrUnn PROMISES.
With ready means Of Transportation
70 the districts mentioned, Increase Of
trada depends Simply on Increase VI
population. The Salmon river mining
eonntKy nov receives 9 large portion Of
tta supplies from Seattle. the towns
% Eiieusbnrg. Spokane, Chensy aud
others" said q gentleman, ARE nov
wiliing 10 bay as much as Possible from
Seattie DEALERS" DO roc manufaciure
this and baokeisi' inquired q mAn at
Oheney. II yoa did I Weald bay them
from yoa.' He inquired about brushes.
TOO. Az Il b. be can bag tues, haeketA,
brushes elsewhere cheaper than 6saitls
can sapply them. these are actual in.
n caiFies. and are IN themselves Of con-
Y pArAtively small importance, bat they
show suggsasively upol What future
pxugperity In measure depen6A eeas-
Gle must have more manufactures.
Take cigars for ~ example. To mana
3 faeinre the cigars required FOR the trade
Of Saaitle and vicinity Involves the ex.
psnditure. fer vogk alone, Of a Least
5000 q month. II there we're mors
manafAciartes established shis money
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